CHAPTER 20

"Can zombies trigger special abilities too?" Tang Yu was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, just like how the Zombie King has 'Berserk'."

"So, in order to obtain extraordinary abilities, the price to pay is to consume this disgusting stuff?" Tang Yu remembered Jin Ye mentioning that every ability comes with a corresponding cost.

"It's not entirely impossible."

Tang Yu couldn't help but swallow. The price seemed quite substantial.

However, this was her first time triggering a special mission. If she missed this opportunity, who knew when the next one would come.

Having extraordinary abilities... she really wanted to possess them, even though she didn't know what kind of abilities she might trigger.

Tang Yu hesitated, but the Zombie King had grown impatient. It took a step forward, and the mycelium almost reached Tang Yu's nose.

Suddenly, a gunshot broke the eerie standoff.

Two bullets consecutively pierced through from in front of Tang Yu, directly hitting the extended palm of the Zombie King. In an instant, all the mycelium retracted back into the Zombie King's hand, disappearing without a trace.

Both the zombies and the people present were startled, and they all turned their heads towards the spiral staircase.

In the faint light, they could only see four figures leaping up the staircase. The one leading still maintained the posture of holding a gun.

Players had arrived.

The negotiation with the Zombie King was interrupted. Tang Yu didn't have time to see who the newcomers were. She grabbed Jin Ye and Xiaoli and rushed towards the staircase.

Players immediately blocked the way down the stairs. Seeing that it was not feasible, Tang Yu immediately turned around and ran along the spiral staircase towards the top of the tower.

At this moment, running to the top of the tower was not a good choice, but the situation was exceptional. Staying in this small room was even more dangerous.

Just from their brief encounter, Tang Yu could tell that the newcomers were highly skilled. The four of them cooperated seamlessly, capable of both defense and offense. They didn't seem like ordinary novice players.

Moreover, they had the composure to only enter the church now. They must be formidable characters.

Tang Yu swiftly climbed the stairs and before leaving the platform, she glanced back.

The leading player and the Zombie King were engaged in a fierce battle. In an instant, bullets were flying in the cramped platform. The Zombie King was clearly restrained, its agile movements that confronted Tang Yu appeared clumsy in the face of this player.

It turns out that what Jin Ye said about the weakness of the Zombie King's physical abilities is indeed true for skilled players.

In that instant, the position of the Zombie King and the player changed, and a faint light shone on the face of that player.

Tang Yu's pupils suddenly dilated, and she took a sharp breath.

With just one glance, she recognized her. It was none other than that damn Song Lengzhu.

Tang Yu quickly fled, rushing towards the top of the tower.

She should have known that with such a big operation to kill the Zombie King, Song Lengzhu wouldn't miss coming to Y City.

Perhaps she had already discovered her and had been following them all along, intending to trap them.

After all, when she was in Brother Hu's car, she was so conspicuous. It's possible that Song Lengzhu, hidden in the dark, had already noticed her.

Tang Yu felt a sense of fear and a bone-chilling dread towards Song Lengzhu.

Song Lengzhu was the true hunter who stood at the very end.

Tang Yu quickly reached the end of the spiral staircase. The end of the staircase connected to a smaller platform, with a bell hanging at the top. Apart from the space for the bell, only three or four people could stand around.

Apart from the four pillars, it was open on all sides, with only waist-high wooden railings surrounding it.

Tang Yu glanced down over the railing. It was about a five-story drop from the ground.

It wasn't extremely high, but they didn't have the Zombie King's body to survive a fall. If they fell, they might end up dead.

Tang Yu sighed. Since encountering Song Lengzhu, she had always been on the verge of jumping off a building.

"Hold onto the protrusion of the building and try to slide down." Tang Yu put her hands on the railing, about to flip down. "There's no time, let's hurry and run..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard hurried footsteps coming from behind on the stairs.

"So fast?!" Tang Yu felt a sense of fear, but she noticed that the person rushing towards them was not Song Lengzhu, but the Zombie King.

It seemed that the Zombie King had been forced to the top of the tower. It was still lunging downwards, but it was shot at close range, with Song Lengzhu pouncing on its chest like a cat catching a mouse. However, Song Lengzhu didn't kill the Zombie King with one strike. Instead, she created several large holes in its chest and lungs.

The tremendous impact force caused the Zombie King to take two steps back, barely retreating onto the platform.

For a moment, there were eight people were crowded on the small platform.

Tang Yu: ...

"Run!" Tang Yu flipped out with one foot, while still calling out to her companions. Jin Ye and Xiaoli quickly followed suit, flipping out towards one side of the church dome.

But at this moment, the Zombie King reached out and grabbed Tang Yu's arm, whether it was seeking help or trying to drag someone down with it before dying, no one knew.

"Damn it!" Tang Yu couldn't help but curse. She had to let go of the wall she was clinging to, trying to rely on her own strength to fall down.

During the fall, the Zombie King's nails deeply embedded into Tang Yu's flesh. The Zombie King, destabilized by Tang Yu, along with its weakened physical state from being shot multiple times, actually crashed through the railing and rolled down with Tang Yu.

Jin Ye, standing beside them, felt a sense of danger and quickly reached out with one hand to pull Tang Yu, but only caught empty air.

This sudden turn of events surprised Song Lengzhu as well. She immediately leaned over the railing and fired several shots at the falling pair.

Whether or not she killed them would depend on luck.

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